Relations between Saudi Arabia and Cyprus have become closer under the leadership of the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said.

According to an announcement issued today by the Presidency of the Republic, President Anastasiades met with Al Zayani on Wednesday, in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The GCC official thanked the President for the position Cyprus maintains within the EU vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia.